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Here are some other distros using partionless installs: PhatLinux, WinLinux2000, and DOSLinux. Information o nthese, as well as a great number of other Linux distros are available at linux.org. Please remember the loopback distors are slower than normal distros due to the nature of their filesystems. They are great for people wanting to try Linux, however. All you have to do to uninstall the system is delete 1 directory.

It seems to me that WinLinux would be an ideal choice for people like this as it sounds very unobtrusive (e.g., it requires no re-partitioning). I've been wanting to recommend it to people wanting to try Linux, but having never used it myself I don't know if it's as easy to install and use and as unobtrusive as it sounds. Do other people out there have experience with WinLinux that they could share? I was also thinking of installing it on my laptop to make sure everything works in Linux before shrinking or deleting the Windows partition, so my motivation in asking this is not totally altruistic.

Wow, I'm dumb. That link should be WinLinux

That should learn me to let someone else hit the submit button.

Quite simply, in the Open Source mentality, the amount of work you produce has no direct correlation to the money you'll make. It's something we all realised when we got on this boat, or so I hope.

Anyway; Linux-Mandrake is a good distro. It installs easily. It's "nice". But people, it's Linux! This is like arguing about the value of a novel because of the choice of covers. Every time a Linux-Mandrake CD sells, it's a Linux CD being sold. Whether they call it Linux-Mandrake, Corel Linux, Slackware, or Microsoft Linux (eek), it's still Linux gaining territory.

Besides, I have a sneaking suspicion that this backlash against Linux-Mandrake is only motivated by the fact it's a 'user-friendly' distro. We geeks can be so macho at times... It may not be about cars, but it's about processing power, how much wasabi we can eat or what Linux distro we use. (I'm guilty of all of the above.) Fine. I suspect with the coming of Armed Linux and WinLinux 2000, geeks will consider Linux Mandrake to be true to the hardcore Linux mentality, and turn to bashing those sissy distros that don't even bother to wipe the FAT32 partition.

Me, whether the newcomer installs Linux by sweating over dozens of manuals over two months, or by popping in a CD and running Linux under Win32, I don't really care. They're still getting a taste of what a real OS is.

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If you've ever dreamt about choosing the software for your PC, WinLinux 2000 is for you.

If you've ever wanted to have a powerful and reliable system on your computer, WinLinux 2000 is for you.

If you want to enter the Open Source world, WinLinux 2000 is the easiest path.

WinLinux 2000 is the only Linux system that installs as easily as any Windows application automatically detecting and configuring most of your hardware devices.

WinLinux 2000 Beta Release

JRCP is releasing the Final Beta version of WinLinux 2000 for evaluation and testing purposes. We have made every effort to create the easiest to use Linux system in the world and we ask you to give it a try.

Why would you use Linux?

Linux is one of the most powerful systems you can have on your PC. Linux was made for the Internet by the Internet and it is a standard choice of Internet Service Providers around the world. Besides that, Linux is a fully Open Source system that comes with a handful of applications, development tools, games, Internet applications and more. Click for additional features...

Why would you choose WinLinux?

All that power usually demands a complete reconfiguration of the software on your computer and that can be very difficult if you are not experienced with PC hardware and software. WinLinux is a complete Linux system and it is the only one that installs directly to your Windows PC just as any other application. Just point and click to set up.

So, what are you waiting for?

If you think Linux is just for geeks, you are loosing your chance to try it out and start mastering the operating system of the 21st century.

Download now! You will be amazed by its power and reliability and with Netscape Communicator included you will have a fast and stable Internet browsing machine.

If you want more information, please check the other areas of our website using the menu in the upper left of this page. See also our Press Releases

If you've ever dreamt about choosing the software for your PC, WinLinux 2000 is for you.

If you've ever wanted to have a powerful and reliable system on your computer, WinLinux 2000 is for you.

If you want to enter the Open Source world, WinLinux 2000 is the easiest path.

WinLinux 2000 is the only Linux system that installs as easily as any Windows application automatically detecting and configuring most of your hardware devices.

WinLinux 2000 Beta Release

JRCP is releasing the Final Beta version of WinLinux 2000 for evaluation and testing purposes. We have made every effort to create the easiest to use Linux system in the world and we ask you to give it a try.

Why would you use Linux?

Linux is one of the most powerful systems you can have on your PC. Linux was made for the Internet by the Internet and it is a standard choice of Internet Service Providers around the world. Besides that, Linux is a fully Open Source system that comes with a handful of applications, development tools, games, Internet applications and more. Click for additional features...

Why would you choose WinLinux?

All that power usually demands a complete reconfiguration of the software on your computer and that can be very difficult if you are not experienced with PC hardware and software. WinLinux is a complete Linux system and it is the only one that installs directly to your Windows PC just as any other application. Just point and click to set up.

So, what are you waiting for?

If you think Linux is just for geeks, you are loosing your chance to try it out and start mastering the operating system of the 21st century.

Download now! You will be amazed by its power and reliability and with Netscape Communicator included you will have a fast and stable Internet browsing machine.

If you want more information, please check the other areas of our website using the menu in the upper left of this page. See also our Press Releases

If you've ever dreamt about choosing the software for your PC, WinLinux 2000 is for you.

If you've ever wanted to have a powerful and reliable system on your computer, WinLinux 2000 is for you.

If you want to enter the Open Source world, WinLinux 2000 is the easiest path.

WinLinux 2000 is the only Linux system that installs as easily as any Windows application automatically detecting and configuring most of your hardware devices.

WinLinux 2000 Beta Release

JRCP is releasing the Final Beta version of WinLinux 2000 for evaluation and testing purposes. We have made every effort to create the easiest to use Linux system in the world and we ask you to give it a try.

Why would you use Linux?

Linux is one of the most powerful systems you can have on your PC. Linux was made for the Internet by the Internet and it is a standard choice of Internet Service Providers around the world. Besides that, Linux is a fully Open Source system that comes with a handful of applications, development tools, games, Internet applications and more. Click for additional features...

Why would you choose WinLinux?

All that power usually demands a complete reconfiguration of the software on your computer and that can be very difficult if you are not experienced with PC hardware and software. WinLinux is a complete Linux system and it is the only one that installs directly to your Windows PC just as any other application. Just point and click to set up.

So, what are you waiting for?

If you think Linux is just for geeks, you are loosing your chance to try it out and start mastering the operating system of the 21st century.

Download now! You will be amazed by its power and reliability and with Netscape Communicator included you will have a fast and stable Internet browsing machine.

If you want more information, please check the other areas of our website using the menu in the upper left of this page. See also our Press Releases

If you've ever dreamt about choosing the software for your PC, WinLinux 2000 is for you.

If you've ever wanted to have a powerful and reliable system on your computer, WinLinux 2000 is for you.

If you want to enter the Open Source world, WinLinux 2000 is the easiest path.

WinLinux 2000 is the only Linux system that installs as easily as any Windows application automatically detecting and configuring most of your hardware devices.

WinLinux 2000 Beta Release

JRCP is releasing the Final Beta version of WinLinux 2000 for evaluation and testing purposes. We have made every effort to create the easiest to use Linux system in the world and we ask you to give it a try.

Why would you use Linux?

Linux is one of the most powerful systems you can have on your PC. Linux was made for the Internet by the Internet and it is a standard choice of Internet Service Providers around the world. Besides that, Linux is a fully Open Source system that comes with a handful of applications, development tools, games, Internet applications and more. Click for additional features...

Why would you choose WinLinux?

All that power usually demands a complete reconfiguration of the software on your computer and that can be very difficult if you are not experienced with PC hardware and software. WinLinux is a complete Linux system and it is the only one that installs directly to your Windows PC just as any other application. Just point and click to set up.

So, what are you waiting for?

If you think Linux is just for geeks, you are loosing your chance to try it out and start mastering the operating system of the 21st century.

Download now! You will be amazed by its power and reliability and with Netscape Communicator included you will have a fast and stable Internet browsing machine.

If you want more information, please check the other areas of our website using the menu in the upper left of this page. See also our Press Releases